diff --git a/core/java/android/annotation/TargetApi.java b/core/java/android/annotation/TargetApi.java
index ea178903eb493..975318e4de67b 100644
--- a/core/java/android/annotation/TargetApi.java
+++ b/core/java/android/annotation/TargetApi.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package android.annotation;
 
 import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR;
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
 import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
 import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
 /** Indicates that Lint should treat this type as targeting a given API level, no matter what the
     project target is. */
-@Target({TYPE, METHOD, CONSTRUCTOR})
+@Target({TYPE, METHOD, CONSTRUCTOR, FIELD})
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
 public @interface TargetApi {
     /**